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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to corrective action plans for certain emissions events. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 382, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 382.02165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 382.02165. LOCAL AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM NOTICE |
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AND INPUT ON CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN FOR EMISSIONS EVENT. (a) In |
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this section, "emissions event" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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382.0215. |
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(b) This section applies only to an excessive emissions |
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event: |
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(1) for which the commission requires a facility to |
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take action under Section 382.0216(c) to reduce emissions from the |
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excessive emissions event; and |
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(2) that occurs in the jurisdiction of a local |
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government that operates an air pollution control program. |
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(c) The commission shall notify each applicable local air |
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pollution control program of an excessive emissions event occurring |
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in the jurisdiction of the local government that operates the |
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program. The commission shall provide the notice required by this |
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subsection at the time the commission notifies the facility of the |
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excessive emissions event. |
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(d) On receipt of a corrective action plan filed under |
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Section 382.0216(c), the commission shall provide each local air |
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pollution control program described by Subsection (c) of this |
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section with not less than 30 days to provide comments on the |
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corrective action plan. |
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(e) The commission may disapprove a corrective action plan |
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before the expiration of the period described by Subsection (d) but |
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may not approve the plan before the expiration of that period. |
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(f) If the commission approves the corrective action plan, |
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the commission shall provide the approved plan to each local air |
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pollution control program described by Subsection (c). |
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(g) Comments provided by a local air pollution control |
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program under Subsection (d) are not subject to public disclosure |
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under Chapter 552, Government Code. |
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SECTION 2. Section 382.02165, Health and Safety Code, as |
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added by this Act, applies only to an excessive emissions event that |
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occurs on or after the effective date of this Act. An excessive |
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emissions event that occurs before the effective date of this Act is |
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governed by the law in effect on the date the emissions event |
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occurred, and the former law is continued in effect for that |
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purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |